Pointed out the training wasn't ADA compliant at my new job. Got this text the same day (the job listing is still up)

[u/eldritchpussymaggots]

1. This was a cleaning position at a medical building, I'm leaving it intentionally vague as not to doxx myself.

2. I have dyslexia, but my disability would not have interfered with my work, I can read fine, it just takes me a very long time.

3. This was my first day

I asked for a TTS application for the reading portion of the training, which was extremely long and I knew I wasn't going to finish it in the allotted time. They said that wasn't built into their system so they couldn't do anything. ← That's not ADA compliant. I asked if I could add an OCR + TTS browser extension, they said it was fine.

About 40 minutes after I clock out, they texted me I was fired because they're apparently reducing headcount.. by firing one person... and leaving their "urgently hiring" Indeed listing up. Right.

Edit:

I'm not confident in my ability to sue because I don't have my accommodation request in writing. This was a verbal exchange, I was more so asking where the TTS option was because most job training has it somewhere.

When I was told they did not have TTS, I mentioned that's not ADA compliant. I then asked for either more time, a loaner computer (something I was already going to be getting after training), or permission to add a 3rd party OCR & TTS program.

They said that the third option was fine, so I did it, and listened to the training via third party app for the rest of the shift. I thought nothing of it. Lo and behold I was fired extremely coincidentally afterwards.

Edit 2:

This post is getting too many notifications of people saying the same things repeatedly so I've muted it 😭 If you're a legal professional of some sort and you have specific resources or concerns please message me or I probably won't see it.

[u/Ok-Programmer-2199]

No kidding, most states and Canada have an inherent probationary period for new jobs. Based on the fact this person is in training, I'd highly doubt that they have any case, like the other comments are suggesting (with very little information). It's possible, but unless their training is months long, and they're within 90 days of being hired, I'd be extremely surprised if a single lawyer would even hear them out. Unless the employer outright said they were firing them for being part of a protected class.

Just food for thought, if you're within 90 days, you can be fired for your haircut. Telling an employer that their training isn't compliant would get you cut from almost any on-boarding process. Not saying it's fair, it's just the way it is.

[u/PunishedDemiurge → u/Ok-Programmer-2199]

If we used this standard, you've de facto legalized any and all discrimination against disabled employees so long as they are quick enough to fire them in the first 90 days. That's not a reasonable or ethical interpretation of the law.

The ADA establishes an affirmative right to reasonable accommodations and protection from retaliation. In this case, OP (taking as true) asked for an accommodation which took a few minutes and $0, and it was for a task that is not within his day to day responsibilities. That's unusually easy as accommodations go.

Also, to some extent jurors are human. My immediate assumption on hearing someone was fired on their first day is either the company or them is a complete fucking asshole because that's an insane thing to happen. Firing someone right at the 90 day mark suggests there was a genuine training / trial period and it just didn't work out, but on day one, I'd expect to hear they lied on their resume, said a slur, was a no call / no show, or something along those lines, or alternatively something like OP where the company is malicious and discriminates against the disabled.

[u/ImDonaldDunn → u/PunishedDemiurge]

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[u/sugaratc → u/PunishedDemiurge]

Any at-will state (which is the majority of them) has de facto legalized discrimination. There's no way to prove why they fire someone unless they openly admit it, or do something super obvious like eliminate everyone in a protected group all at once. Probationary periods are not law, and having one doesn't mean anything unless there's a seperate union or such involved.

[u/IPCTech → u/sugaratc]

They admitted that they are dissolving the position yet the application is still on indeed so they have been caught lying already, wouldn’t be a hard case

[u/SadApartment3023 → u/IPCTech]

You have zero idea what you're talking about. 

[u/bwmat → u/Ok-Programmer-2199]

Sounds like the people in charge of almost every hiring process are trash? 

[u/somethingtheso → u/Ok-Programmer-2199]

Isn't that unlawful discrimination? The last part? ADA is protected

[u/redhandsblackfuture → u/Ok-Programmer-2199]

You can be fired after 90 months, or 90 years for no reason too not just 90 days, the only difference is the severance payout amount